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As is my routine, this morning I was half watching the Today show while puttering around before work. NBC flashed a promo that made my jaw drop a little.

Anthony Anderson is guest starring on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the Law & Order show that focuses on sex crimes.

What was the thinking behind this? Anderson has been charged with aggravated rape and currently faces a lawsuit for sexual assault. [Full disclosure: The most recent news I can find about the assault lawsuit is 18 months old. I only assume this suit is ongoing.]

Anderson will play Detective Lucius Blaine in an episode where the crime is the rape of a young woman by three fat young men.

How ironic.